Ukraine's breach of Russian defenses could be short-lived — analysts predict a hard and fast counterstrike

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Soldiers of the 47th Brigade of the Ukrainian army with a Leopard 2 tank in the contested Zaporizhzhia Oblast on September 16, 2023.

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine has a 'comprehensive plan' to liberate Bakhmut and 2 other key cities

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2023.

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Russia sent some of its best troops to stop Ukraine breaching its defensive line but still failed, analysts say

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A Ukrainian serviceman walking next to a destroyed Russian tank in the recently retaken village of Novodarivka in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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A small New York hedge fund has secretly managed $7 billion for a Russian oligarch for over a decade, the SEC says

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A little-known New York hedge fund made tens of millions of dollars managing money for an unnamed Russian oligarch, according to the SEC.

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Russia is manning its defensive line with 'poor-quality' troops, report says, and only switching in competent ones after Ukraine attacks

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Ukrainian soldiers fire grenades towards Russian forces from a trench on the frontline near Donetsk, Ukraine,on September 9, 2023.

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Russian officers beat up their soldiers for drinking, despite drinking themselves, per intercepted audio from Ukraine

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Russian troops ride a military vehicle at an undisclosed location in a still taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in July 2023

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The average amount of time it takes for a Russian mobilized soldier to die in Ukraine is 4 and a half months: report

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Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.

Inside Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train loaded with weapons and 'lady conductors'

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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un travels abroad in a bulletproof train that's been used for generations. Archival footage and an expert reveal the root of the family's paranoia and what goes on inside the "Moving Fortress."

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says Ukraine's needs are 'enormously expensive' for the US to finance - and frozen Russian assets should be used instead

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Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers.

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Aerial footage from Ukraine offers a new look at a rare tank-on-tank battle that ends with a close-range kill of Russian armor

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The two tanks were separated only by a trench and a line of trees.

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